“Abbott Elementary leans into its feel-good credentials without ignoring difficult material.”
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“In just two seasons, Yellowjackets has become a staple show for queer viewers.”
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“House of the Dragon is a marked improvement over Game of Thrones, but it can still do better by its disabled and queer characters.”
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“Mr. and Mrs. Smith tackles the intricacies of interracial relationships by showing us tough but open conversations.”
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“Three Little Birds spotlights the Windrush Generation and recognizes Caribbean immigrants’ outsized contributions to British culture.”
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“The White Lotus still struggles to write well-rounded characters of color, but improves on its first season in almost every other regard.”
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“I didn’t expect to see my family’s experiences of Partition reflected in Ms. Marvel.”
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“If the writers can tamp down the earnestness, Good Trouble’s inclusive themes will make even more of an impact.”
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“Evil centers a trio of religious minorities—an atheist, a Muslim, and a Catholic—whose heated but respectful debates form some of the show’s most compelling scenes.”
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“Never Have I Ever perplexingly dabbles in casual Islamophobia, ableism, and fatphobia.”
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“British Asian actor Sacha Dhawan shines as Orlo, a career bureaucrat in Peter’s inner circle.”
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“Dickinson challenges our straight-washing of history and allows for nuanced takes on love and attraction.”
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“Groundbreaking in its own right, Generation Q still struggles to integrate its original cast members into a modern show that’s more inclusive of real women.”
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“Watchmen encapsulates the weariness of Black America, our wounds healing just enough for the scabs to be torn off again.”
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“For the first time in SVU history, women will outnumber men in the writers’ room.”
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“Russian Doll smashes the Bechdel test, with women speaking over 70% of all dialogue.”
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“Based on true events, Gentleman Jack proudly celebrates queer history.”
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“I was brought back to my first confrontations with racism, with having someone insist that I was somehow different or inferior.”
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“Star Trek has never adequately applied its own philosophy of IDIC—’Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations’—to gender and sexuality. Discovery attempts to rectify that.”
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“It would be nice to see Shrill go even further in embracing an intersectional approach to its depiction of fat women.”
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